Why do creative nonfiction writers in Canada need their own organization?
To attend the CNFC’s annual conference is to understand immediately the value of the Collective. Writers working in the same genre, defining its characteristics, struggling with its limitations, enthused with new ideas, all talking to each other— nothing could be more fruitful. But the collective is not only a source of creative inspiration—it’s important politically. We need to have creative nonfiction recognized as an important genre, among the reading public, publishers, bookstores, librarians, and government agencies responsible for funding the arts. For this we need a structured organization.
Related Questions
- I published a book that is neither fiction nor poetry nor creative nonfiction (eg., a cookbook or a car repair manual or an ESL textbook). Am I eligible for the fellowship?
- I run the creative/marketing department for a large organization that, at times, is overloaded with deadlines. Can Evergraph reduce some of that temporary workload?
- Is there a campus journal for creative writers?
